Internal-bath apparatus.



M. A. DEES.

. INTERNAL BATH APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1913.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914i.

the flexible tube or conductor 14E adjoining the pump and by which saidpoi-lion is held in upright, or substantially upright., position toprevent closure of. the passageway therein by the tube becoming bent.

I have preriously mentioned that the llex lible tube or conductor ll ispreferablyy reinforced to render it non-exparisible andnon-contraetible, this being desirable in order that the tube will notexpand under l the force of liquid delivered tluzretln'ough, and willnot contract to close the passage in the tube. To guard against bothexpansion and contraction ot' the tube, l embed therein a coil Q1 ofwire. or other suitable material (see Fig, ill).

The sleeve 1T of my appara lfus has several iniporlani runctions which Iwill enamel as f'olloivs: lt serves as a guide to facilitate upper endof the rectum, so that the nozzle of the Yflexible tube le'lwill beguided to the sigznoid tlexurc in its course toward the de scendingcolon. The terminal end oit the sleeve is beveled or` cut away at 17h toallor.' the nozzle l5 and tribe 14 to bend readily in a lateraldirection relative to the rectum .Without too great a curvature or" thetor- '.vard end olE the sleeve, and the curved upper end the sleeve,above the bevel, serves to guard the Flexible tube against pendingaction by the 'wall ot' the canal abore said end,

ln the practical'usc of my internal bath apparatus, the ogcration is asfollows: The sleeve li", with the nozzle l5 of the flexible tube elfirn'ily drawn into the Yforward end ot' the sleeve, is introducedthrough the anus into the rect-um. The pump of the apparatus is placedin a suitable vessel containing water, or other lirpiid, to be. used uflushing medium. The pump being now operated, the liquid in the vesselis drawn into the pump and forced therefrom through the flexible tube orcoiuiiuztnr ll and escapes through the orifices in the nozzle l5 intothe rectum. The said orificesr being inL clined baclm'ardly, aspreviously stated, the escaping liquid is delivered in a bacluvarddirection witha force, and striking against the fecal matter', or thewall oli the adjacent canal, acts as a power agent to cause the nozzleto be impelled forwardly and dran' the flexible tube or conductorthrough the,k

sleeve l?. By a continuation of the operanozzle l5 and the flexible arecaused to travel outwardly until it reaches the descending colon, and asmuch farther as may be desired. During this time, the liquid escapingtroni the. nozzle acts to soften the fecal matter it enters into topermit the ready escape of such matter through the anus.

YWhen it is desired to vent the canals while my apparatus is in use, theplug is separated from the sleeve li" so that the loosened fecal matterwill tind exit through the passageway between the sla-me and theflexible tubav or conductor. It', however, the user of the. apparatusprefers that the liquid be retained in 'the body until treatment l..:sbeen completed, the retention may be obtained h v insertion of the pluginto the sleeve, thus closing the passageway just mentioned.

l claim:

v l. .in apparatus of the character dcscribed comprising a flexiblenon-expansible and nou-ctmtractible cylindrical tube, or coiuluctor ol"the saine diameter, approximately. from end to end and through which aliquid may be forced, and i nozzle attached to the flexible tube, orconductor; the nozzle having orifices in the wall thereoi' extendinglnwliu'ardly at an angle to the axis of the nozzle through which theliquid is discharged rearwardly against the vwall and contents ot theiiitestine for forcibly advancing the llexible tube, or conductor.

tion described, the

v through the intestine.

An. apparatus of the character described comprising a flexiblenon-expansiblc and non-contractible cylindrical tube, or cont'luctor ofthe same diameter, 4approximately, from end to end, a nozzle attached tothe flexible tube, or conductor, and means for torcing liquid throughthe flexible tube, or roruluctor, the nozzle having orifices in the wallthereof extendingbackwardly at an angle to the axis of the nozzlethrough which the liquid is discharged rearwardly against the wall andcontents of the intestine for forcibly advancing the flexible tube, orconductor, through the intestine.

3. .in apparatus of the character described comprising a flexible tube,or conductor, through which liquid may be forced,

a nozzle attached to the flexible tubo, or conductor, and a guide sleevethrough which the flexible tube, or conductor, is movablelongitudinally; the nozzle having orifices in the wall thereof extendingbackwardly at an angle to the axis of the nozzle through which theliquid kis discharged rearwardly against the wall and contents of theintestine for forcibly advancing the flexible tube, or conductor,through the intestine.

f-l. An apparatus kof the character described comprising a flexibletube, or conductor, through which liquid may be forced, 'a nozzleattached to the flexible tube, or conductor, and a guide sleeve having acurved forward end and through which the flexible tube, or conductor, ismovable longitudinally; the nozzle having orificesin thewall thereofextending backwardly at an angle to the axis of the nozzle through whichthe liquid is discharged rearwardly against the wall and contents of theintestine for forcibly 'advancing the flexible tube, or conductor,through the intestine.

5. An apparatus of the character described comprising a flexible tube,or conductor, through which liquid may be forced, a nozzle attached tothe flexible tube, or condiictor,.aiid a guide sleeve having a curvedand beveled forward end and through which the flexible tube, orconductor, is moved longitudinally; the nozzle having orifices in thewall thereof extending backwardly, at an angle to the axis of the nozzlethrough which the liquid is discharged Arearwardly against the wall andcontents of the intestine for Jforcibly advancing the flexible tube, orconductor, through the intestine.

(l. An apparatus ./of the character described comprising a flexibletube, or conductor, through which liquid may be forced, a nozzleattached to the flexible tube, or conductor, and a guide sleeve throughwhich the liexible tube, or conductor, is movable longitudinally; theguide sleeve being sull'iciently greater in internal diameter than theexternal diameter 01' the flexible tube, or conductor, to provide apassageway between the flexible tube, or conductor, and the guidesleeveand the nozzle having orices in the wall thereof extending back wardlyat an angle to the axis of the nozzle through which the liquid isdischarged rearwardly against the wall and contents of the intestine forforcibly advancing the exible tube, or conductor, through the intestine.

7. An. apparatus of the character described comprising a flexible tube,or conductor, through which liquid may be forced, a nozzle attached tothe Hexible tube, or conductor, and a guidesleevc through which theflexible tube, orcoiiductonis movable longitudinally; the guide sleevebeing sut- {iciently greater in internal diameter than the externaldiameter of the flexible tube, or

conductor, to provide a passageway be; tween the flexible tube, orconductor, and

the guide sleeve and a plug insertible` into the guide sleeve; thenozzlehaving ori fires 'in the wall thcrcoi extending backwardly at an angleto the axis of the nozzle. through which the liquid is dischargedrearwardly against the wall and contents ot the intestine lor forciblyadvancing the llexible tube,l or conductor, through the intestine.

' MARK A. BEES;

ln the presence of M. FALVEY, E. B. LINN.

